The player known as RG3 is expected to be let go by the team that dealt a trove of draft picks for the right to pick him No. 2 overall in 2012, then soared to a division title that season as he won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award. Griffin was replaced as the starting quarterback this preseason by Kirk Cousins.

In by far his best game as a pro, Kirk Cousins threw a career-high four touchdown passes — each one longer than any TD toss of his all season — and registered a perfect passer rating of 158.3 to lead the Redskins past the Saints 47-14 on Sunday.

Washington Redskins second-round draft pick Preston Smith dropped some weight recently — and it had nothing to do with his impending change from defensive end at Mississippi State to outside linebacker in the NFL.